A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope seen from the Cashmere Hills on a misty night".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lights of Hope in Cathedral Square".
Decorated furniture in the Words of Hope project.
Seen from Cambridge Terrace, the 'White Lights of Hope' spotlights shine into the sky behind a crane and damaged buildings on Oxford Terrace.
Students from CPIT photographed at the Words of Hope project.
Video of Alia Hope-Wilson's earthquake story,captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Students from CPIT writing on notebooks at the Words of Hope project.
A bookcase with lights in the shelves, part of the Words of Hope project.
A student stencilling words onto furniture as part of the Words of Hope project.
Students from CPIT photographed with the furniture for the Words of Hope project.
A panorama of the Words of Hope project, put together by students from CPIT.
A child with a can of spray paint at the Words of Hope project.
Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words as part of the Words of Hope project.
A piece of decorated furniture in the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as "Don't waste this chance Chch" and "CCC Councillors and CERA: Please please please open your minds and do things differently - what you do here will last generations - make a positive change".
A sign on the furniture in the Words of Hope project. Words have been added to the sign so it now reads, "The vehicle of recovery is public assembly, together we will rise".
Actor Tony Robinson at the "I hope Christchurch will..." blackboard, a mural on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. Members of the public were invited to fill in the gaps with what they would like to see in the rebuilt city. Messages can be seen, such as, "I want sun!", "Embrace the new", "Retain its unique character", "Rise, and rise, and rise", "Rebuild to be better and stronger than before!" and "Environmentally friendly".
Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project.
Words and drawings of the shelves of a bookcase in the Words of Hope project. A message reading, "Build Christchurch better - Olivia" can be seen.
A message on the side of a piece of furniture in the Words of Hope project. The message reads, "Moe tonu Ruaumoko, kua neke te whenua, me waihotia inaianei, papa. Kia kaha Otautahi, haere tonu".
Members of the public spray-painting words and pictures on furniture. This is part of the Words of Hope project, designed and built by students from CPIT.
A piece of decorated furniture in the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen such as "Strength" and "Let's build a Central Peoples' District not rebuild a Central Business District".
A drawing of buildings and roads on a piece of furniture in the Words of Hope project.
A filing cabinet which is part of the Words of Hope project. It has been painted white and is resting on its side.
Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Oneness, lovingness, synchronised hearts", "Take it easy! Yay...words of hope!", "Think differently", "Happy, happy, happy", "Christchurch FTW", "Life is for loving", "Life is beautiful", "Plant and grow", "Rise up", and "Keep going Chch".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Ark of Hope interactive art installation on the corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets".
Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Hope", "Something for everyone", "Equality street", "Food garden", "Opportunity from disaster", "We can do this Chch", "Chch = home", "Love", "Share the land", "Always time for change", "Life is beautiful", and "Sorry folks, this one is too much high rise!".
Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. A message can be seen, reading, "Rebuild Christchurch, be proactive, don't be reactive. Don't miss this opportunity, kia kaha".
A digitally manipulated image of two stained glass windows. The photographer comments, "This is an abstract of the stained glass window of St Peter's Church in Christchurch, New Zealand. The church was seriously damaged in the Christchurch earthquake".